Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Infanta Asks Why the Performer Will Not Dance
The Infanta’s immense decorated skirt dominates a group of rigidly dressed courtiers. Small faces and high headdresses crowd the space above its patterned surface. The caption asks why her little performer will never dance again, placing courtly display beside the story’s tragic ending.
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Ben Kutcher. "The Infanta Asks Why the Performer Will Not Dance" [editorial title]. In A House of Pomegranates, Oscar Wilde. Ben Kutcher's illustrated1918 edition, with H. L. Mencken introduction and additional Wilde tales; Library of Congress copy, Internet Archive benkutchersillus00wild, 1918, Moffat, Yard and Company. Source scan leaf 225. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0194
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Ben Kutcher. The Infanta Asks Why the Performer Will Not Dance. A House of Pomegranates. Scan leaf 225. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0194